Hi @Cindi54  Great that you are back at the gym your happy place Shame about your infection and certainly hope it stays away from your kidney, you always do the right things so I’m sure you will be on a good track to a quick recovery  hope all is going well and your in a good place    kind thoughts  Jennifer 💖💖 ... View more

Hi Linda. Thank you for your kind words. Congrats on being cancer free, I hope to get to that stage and move on. Regardless of what happens next, I feel changed, I don’t think I will be same person again. It gives me hope to hear your free of that burden. You will be my inspiration to get through another day. ❤️ ... View more

Hi Carly, so sorry that your wonderful mum has gone. It’s such a dreadful time to go through, the caring and the loss😢. I lost my darling mum in 2020 after caring for her then having to put her into care. After she died I had so much guilt about many things and couldn’t move on.  A friend suggested that I write a letter to mum. I did this and said how sorry I was for everything that I felt guilty about. It really helped me so I’m just sharing that with you as something you might want to try. I still miss her all the time ♥️. LindaG  ... View more

@Richard1    Thanks Richard it is good to finish chemo, hopefully when I have the ct scan and blood test it will be even mire good news and hope I will be in remission .  Hope you finish your chemo soon let us know how you go. ... View more

Hi Felicity Great advice and support - thank you! 🤗 I am in Australia and took myself for a gentle walk in nature today - a place where I was an active hiker pre cancer. It was wonderful to reconnect to something I loved doing and felt well enough to go back - even at a very slow and gentle pace!  It calmed my thoughts. I have noted the contact number. 💕🙏 ... View more

Hi Karen70... I lost my husband in May  2024- the week before his 57th birthday so understand what you're going through.  I miss him every day.  He was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel and liver cancer after heart issues after the AstraZeneca covid flu shot.  He ended up on blood thinners which erupted  his bowel tumor (primary tumour).  We have (had) 3 boys - 25, 23, 16 - the eldest 2 from his previous marriage but we raised them all since they were young.  I thought it would get easier but it's got so much harder - I don't know what to do with myself.  Our youngest son is doing really well.  The middle son gone back to live with his mother after 15 years is doing it tough and the oldest one moved out - but struggling.  I wish I could help you - always here to chat if you need someone to talk to.  No one understands unless we've been through it - but all have good intentions.  Take care of yourself and your children. xx ... View more

Thanks Linda. I'm very lucky to have LOTS of support from my partner, family & friends.  Tim ... View more

Hi Mary60, Thank you for sharing your treatment experience. I am sorry to hear it was not a positive one, I hope the medical team will be able to find a less invasive treatment for you. Also hoping that other community members would like to share their experience with you.   If you would like to talk to one of our wonderful Cancer Council oncologist nurses for more information about chemotherapy effects (or anything else) please call 13 11 20 between 9 and 5pm.   Best wishes Susana Cancer Council Online Community ... View more

Hi @Leme23 ,   Oh I'm so sorry, how cruel that this has happened to one so young.   But your young age will help you, I know it's a shock, but it may NOT be as bad as you're assuming. When do you find out more? when do you see your specialist again?   There is so much advancement in care these days, try not to think the worst, I know it's terrifying but it may be very treatable so try to take a deep breath and realise this wont be a death sentence, you'll fight this and come out the other end just a stronger person, you WILL.   I had breast cancer last year ( beat that) then bladder/ureter cancer this year ( unrelated) and I'm beating it.   Be strong, ( for your little ones)  and once you have all the facts, follow what your team decides to beat this and you'll feel a bit better, knowing you're in the hands of experts.   Try NOT to read Dr Google as info is often wrong or out dated or just dodgy.   Ask as many questions as possible ( write them down) when you see your Oncologist.   I always find when you know where you stand you feel calmer. Information is so important ( from the specialists)   I'm so, so sorry this has happened to you, hope you can see your specialist or Oncologist soon, have you a date?   Sending a big hug,   Cindi xx ... View more

I absolutely feel your pain, anguish and devastation, some advice that i was given is to be kind to yourself, allow yourself to feel the grief and just take one day at a time. Don't be afraid to seek help if you need it. My husband past away almost 5 months ago and yesterday found myself needing to pull over in to the emergency lane on the freeway due to me sobbing uncontrollably and I continue to do my shopping in a nearby suburb as the fear of bumping into someone I know overwhelms me. I also feel that I will spend the rest of my life in sadness. We have lost our best friend and the love of our life ... View more